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The Serious Business of Play

Terri Eichholz

At the intersection of art and science, you will find 3M’s recent Rube Goldberg Machine video. It is a masterpiece that proves that logic and creativity are not mutually exclusive.  

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Science by the Dull Eyed Llamas

Terri Eichholz

For today’s Phun Phriday post, I am sharing a Rube Goldbergian feat by Ariel Llama.  Set to the music of “Science” by the Dull Eyed Llamas, you will see an elaborate set-up designed to open a door. Here is part of the summary on YouTube: “This Rube Goldberg machine took almost 1 year to build,… Continue reading Science by the Dull Eyed Llamas

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Creative Ways to Survive the Weeks Before Winter Break

Terri Eichholz

Full disclosure: this first week of December is going to be my busiest week this year. Therefore, I decided to cheat a bit for a few days and recycle some posts from last year.  I’ve done a bit of editing to make sure they remain current but otherwise they are the same.  Hopefully you still find… Continue reading Creative Ways to Survive the Weeks Before Winter Break

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Or You Could Organize a Flash Mob

Terri Eichholz

“I don’t know why they even make the kids go to school during the last 2 weeks.  The textbooks have been picked up, grades turned in, and all the teachers do is show movies.” Okay, first of all – NOT TRUE! Okay, maybe some of it is sometimes true.  Possibly. But think about it. Let’s say… Continue reading Or You Could Organize a Flash Mob

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Creative Ways to Survive the Week Before Winter Break

Terri Eichholz

Let’s face it.  This week is hard.  No one – including you – is feeling very focused on academics right now.  To save everyone’s sanity, and to put smiles on all of the faces in the room, try some of these creative ideas: If your students participated in an Hour of Code last week by… Continue reading Creative Ways to Survive the Week Before Winter Break

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Domino Chain Reaction

Terri Eichholz

For today’s Fun Friday post, I am sharing a video I originally found on The Kid Should See This. I must admit that I’ve always found it fascinating to watch domino chain reactions, but never really thought about the physics involved. While I was grabbing the embed code for this video, I noticed quite a… Continue reading Domino Chain Reaction